Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana
Aboite Township | |
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Township | |
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Location in Allen County, Indiana | |
Coordinates: 41°03′08″N 85°17′07″W / 41.05222°N 85.28528°WCoordinates: 41°03′08″N 85°17′07″W / 41.05222°N 85.28528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Allen |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 33.35 sq mi (86.4 km2) |
• Land | 33.33 sq mi (86.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.09% |
Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 35,765 |
• Density | 1,073.2/sq mi (414.4/km2) |
ZIP codes | 46783, 46804, 46809, 46814, 46818 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453072 |
Website |
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Aboite Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 35,765,[5] up from 28,338 in 2000.[6]
History
Aboite Township was named from the Aboite Creek, which is derived from the French word for "minnow".[7]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.35 square miles (86.4 km2), of which 33.33 square miles (86.3 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.09%) is water.[5]
Cities, towns, villages
- Fort Wayne (western portion)
Fort Wayne incorporated approximately 12 square miles (31 km2) of Aboite territory effective January 1, 2006.[8]
Fort Wayne neighborhoods
- Brierwood Hills at 41°03′19″N 85°14′03″W / 41.055326°N 85.234139°W
- Covington Dells at 41°04′10″N 85°13′59″W / 41.069492°N 85.233028°W
- Ellison at 41°01′40″N 85°15′21″W / 41.027826°N 85.255806°W
- Ellisville at 41°01′05″N 85°17′03″W / 41.018103°N 85.28414°W
- Forest Ridge at 41°01′19″N 85°16′24″W / 41.021992°N 85.273306°W
- Liberty Hills at 41°02′00″N 85°15′59″W / 41.033381°N 85.266362°W
- Manor Woods at 41°01′31″N 85°15′44″W / 41.025326°N 85.262195°W
- Parkway Hills at 41°01′42″N 85°15′52″W / 41.028381°N 85.264417°W
- Rolling Hills at 41°01′38″N 85°16′05″W / 41.02727°N 85.268029°W
- Timbercrest at 41°01′02″N 85°18′54″W / 41.01727°N 85.314974°W
- Westlawn at 41°04′49″N 85°13′39″W / 41.080326°N 85.227473°W
Adjacent townships
- Lake Township (north)
- Washington Township (northeast)
- Wayne Township (east)
- Lafayette Township (south)
- Jackson Township, Huntington County (southwest)
- Jefferson Township, Whitley County (west)
- Union Township, Whitley County (northwest)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Covington Memorial Gardens and Oak Grove.
Airports and landing strips
- Dennis Airport
School districts
Political districts
- Indiana's 3rd congressional district
- State House District 82
- State House District 83
- State Senate District 16
References
- "Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ↑ http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20051216.HTM
- ↑ http://goo.gl/maps/Vvojd
- ↑ http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20051216.HTM
- ↑ http://goo.gl/maps/Vvojd
- 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Aboite township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder Archived May 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 687.
- ↑ "City of Fort Wayne - Southwest Extended Annexation".
External links
- Aboite Township official website
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
Union Township, Whitley County | Lake Township | Washington Township | ||
Jefferson Township, Whitley County | Wayne Township | |||
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Jackson Township, Huntington County | Lafayette Township |
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